Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

U"i l.k KNOINO No ■ 1915 1 ' PICTURES AND TUP. Pl< 'PR I [jJTRCD 10 ht. end .•!' « Inch Moreland, White's Rcoomplice and fellow-lodger, elite red the room. [ warn you," cried Brian, heatedly, "The day \"ii marry Madge Frettlehj I will kill you; so have r care!" Ami brushing past the pair, he strode onl and slammed 1 lis dodf. rcible young man, that," asserted White, careless 1\ In ii-liinu his sleeve with his handkerchief. " I'm rather srlad le s gone. "Look here," demanded Moreland, gazing hard al White. " What's the game ? No crooking here, remember, or you'll regret it. You get the monej from the old fool for that certi ficate qiuckly, see! Never mind spooning round with his daughter. It's the money we want, and don't you forget it. \Y here is his n ife • ' "Still drinking herself mail. 1 suppose. But. don't worry. I'll get the oiouej all right if you'll only leave it to me." The following daj Etosanna. who was more than usual in drink, fell dowu helplessly in the street. A poor woman who happened to lie passing noticed her condition, and, taking pitj on her, managed, after great difficulty, to assist her to her own little garret. Whilst in the garret Rosanna sent for Brian, and, telling him the whole miserable story of her relationship to Frettleby . and of her husband's unintentional act "I' bigamy, begged of him to keep it secret. She was also visited by White, who had accidentally disred her whereabouts, and being determined to get hold of the marriage certificate made sure of doing so by taking it from her by force. Rosanna immediately communicated w ith Moreland, telling him of White's theft, and tint gentleman's distrust in hi confederate at once became confirmed. It looked as if White meant t" use tie' certificate in ordi r to procure Mad-", and so do him out of his share of the money; in which case he mnst regain the certificate from White at all costs. Prom a neighbouring chemist he obtained a bottle of chloroform by signing the fictitious nam of Gefcffrey Daltou in the poison-book in the nsual way, and at once set out to find hi quarry. Entering a local hotel, Moreland found White drinking alone at the bar. He encouraged him to further excesses", and. getting him thoroughly drunk, left him to find his wa\ home as !>■ -t he could, following him at a safe distance b 'hind. Upon reaching the open street White began to stagger 1 adly, and colliding with a friendly lamppost bung In Iplessly on to it. Whilst thus engaged, Brian chanced to pass him by. Observing White to be in difficulties, he Btopped with the intention of helping him. hut recognising that the man was his hated rival, he left him to his own devices. Upon hi departure, Moreland, who had been watching the procedure from a convenient doorway, took his place Sailing a^cab, he assisted White into it. and shouting an address to the cabby, climbed in beside him. Without a m. mient's delay he withdrew the chloroform from hi pocket, and saturating his handkerchief with the drug pressed it Hrmly to White's nostrils. The feeble struggle which followed was but momentary, and abstracting the certificate from White'. inner pocket, he stopped tie cab. alighted, gave the cabby a further address to drive hi" friend" to. handed him a coin, and departed into the Bight. i reaoli his d th« on! thing tube aim found \<> hii hoi mi thai and promptly placed the mattei in the hii policeman. • • • • The ui\-ter> Of a 111 1 1 Call w.i ll |] ..| I j o daj . i pie talked of ii"t hine else. In spite of all the exhaustive inquiries of the p could !"• found of the rderer, and following up t hi I nan doing! OU the fatal niehl th,\ ultimately called UpOU .Moreland. a having been seen with White b ifora his death Bnl Moreland thnw no further lighl upon th >tliet than uggestiiui that Brian I I mtgbl It i with it. He deolari d th it he ha , beard Brian tin i i • kill White some time pi .\ ioiwlj , during a quarrel, lu consequence Brian. wa arre ted. Hi cou I "f him taprove an alibi, bnthe ateadfu tlj refused to do o lu his own hear) Brian feared thai Frettlebj himsolf might Imva I*", u the culprit, knowing thai he had b ten in Whit ' power, and, tor the sake of Madge, ho determined to I p silent-. Further investigation revealed tie cork of the chlon > bottle in the bottom of the rah I pon it vvuh stamped tie! chemist's name. The latter's register was examined, and the nam. of the purehaser. ( leoffrey Dal ton, stood revealed. The chemist's detailed description of his customer, am I the detective's suspicion, and. photographing th. signature in the poison-book, he departed in search of a sample of ami's handwriting'. This he easily obtained from Frettleby, to whom Moreland had written the moment he had-e -ured the certificate from White, offering same foi A glance at the two writings confirmed the detective picions as to the identity of the real murderer. The trial attracted extraordinary interest. Hie witw one by on '.nan-ate 1 their own individual version of the affair; an 1 at length Moreland was called. Ik described all he had overheard during lie quirrjj between Brian and White and the manner in which Brian h id lefl the room afterward-. " How long hive you had that ring which i on your fiugerj1 " prisoner's conn •<■!. Moreland started. I ll a go .d man;, years," he answered, hesitatingly. '.' Give the witness pen and piper." com maud.1 the counsel. ■• Xow. ' he continued, addressing tf. reland, " will yon kindly write frommy dictation? writ. down the words ' (Jeol Daltou.'" Moreland paled slightly,and with tie greatest self control did as he was bid? "Thainyou. That will do. You may stand down;! A .Mark Frettleby gave evidence concerning the relationship between Brian and hi daughter. Brian was more appealed to by counsel to state where In the night of the murch'i'. hut w ithout effect. Then the court was ele.-trilied by the arrival of a new witness -the poor woman to whose garret Rosanna had been iaki " Th" prisoner. Mr. Brian, was with me al thi' time ,.|' the murder." sh" ci i.'d. " a-.listening to the storj of Rosanna, who was a-dying in my garret." At once t' e whole as i t oi the , a-e changed. Brian was unable to deny thi last shaft of en idence which had so unex] i cl e.llv come to light. < '• ninsel now reconstructed th. whole case and murder in hisaddress to the jury. Touching on all the principal points, lie laid special stress upon the writing of the signature in the chemist's poison ■ book, Till, V| . u cm: 1 1 INI ■ NIG u.